CARLOS RUIZ ZAFÓN (1964-2020) was the author of eight novels, including the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Cemetery of Forgotten Books series: THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, THE ANGEL'S GAME, THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN and THE LABYRINTH OF THE SPIRITS. His work, which also includes prizewinning young adult novels, has been translated into more than fifty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous awards and reaching millions of readers.
Dan Stevens played Matthew Crawley in the critically acclaimed TV drama Downton Abbey. Television credits include Downton Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Maxwell, Marple, Dracula, The Line of Beauty, Frankenstein and film credits include Hilde. Dan's theatre credits include Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, The Vortex, Hay Fever, The Romans in Britain, Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It. He has read numerous audiobooks including The Angel's Game and History of a Pleasure Seeker for Orion.